This is interesting, called Yolkr, it’s a device that separates the yolk and the white of an egg. Costing £18 it works by sucking the egg yolk out in one piece leaving the white behind. I’m not sure I would use it enough to merit buying one but it’s a clever idea.

The poor winter has meant huge losses of bee colonies according to this article. It suggests that this winter losses of honey bee colonies were the worst since records began six years ago. More than a third of colonies did not survive the cold and wet conditions. I would be interested to know how we go about encouraging bees to our gardens. I certainly have no shortage in mine at the moment with the fruit trees and wildflowers being covered in them but they are so important for the crops.

Does not harm the neurodevelopment of your baby according to a recent study which suggests children of mothers who drink moderately during pregnancy grow up to have better balance. The research looked at 7,000 children and their mother alcohol consumption. This latest study found that up to seven glasses of wine a week did not harm babies neurodevelopment. With a conflicting report released every few months it really is difficult to know which to believe. I don’t believe moderate drinking during pregnancy has any adverse effects but still 7 glasses a week does seem quite a lot and is more than I allowed myself whilst pregnant.

This is interesting it’s a pair of shorts that use kinetic energy to charge your phone. Aimed at festival goers the shorts use the kinetic energy created by the wearers movements to charge their phone whilst they are moving around. Not sure the shorts are quite me but I might be interested if these were available as jeans.

If you ask people what are the things they cannot live without, you are sure to get a lot of different answers. Not surprisingly an internet connection came top of the list followed by television. Perhaps people have got their priorities a little wrong when you see that a cuddle only came third in the list followed by a trustworthy best friend at number four. The results come from a poll which was carried out on 2,000 people between the ages of 18 and 65. They were asked what the essentials of life were. A cup of tea made number seven and coffee number twelve. My favourite a glass of wine featured on the list at number fifteen.

I have often wondered where my four cats go during the day and what they get up to. We see them as quite domesticated but I have recently become aware that at least one is capable of killing and eating its own food. The others don’t seem to know what to do with a dead bird or mouse and see it more as a play thing. I would love to know how far they roam and where they go.

I found this experiment particularly interesting, it followed ten different cats putting GPS tracking devices and micro cameras on them to see what they did. All the cats had different territories, some stayed very close to home just frequenting their own garden, whilst others went as far as seven acres. I doubt mine go that far but I would probably be shocked as exactly what they do get up to.

I found this article interesting, it’s a call by the parenting forum Mumsnet to ban sales reps from maternity wards. From personal experience after the birth of both of my children I received visits from not only the Bounty sales rep mentioned in the article but also one trying to sell me a baby sling and another offering baby footprints. I remember at the time finding it quite intrusive, particularly after the birth of my first baby which had been a long and exhausting labour. I don’t think that women should be put into the situation where they feel pressured by sales reps when they are tired, often emotional after birth and quite often struggling to cope with becoming a new parent. I think in this situation Mumsnet have the right stance.

This is an unusual idea, it’s a home inside a trailer. Looking a little like a shed on wheels from the outside, the home packs quite a lot into a small space. It has a living area, kitchen and even a bedroom tucked away into the roof. Costing from £10,000 up to £18,000 for a fully fitted home they can apparently sleep up to six people and have a fully functioning kitchen, shower and toilet. It brings a whole new meaning to deceptively spacious.